Chapter 21 of A Prince of Sinners is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of A Prince of Sinners is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?" Brooks asked, coldly. "Nothing of the sort," Mr. Henslow declared, testily. "You have no right to suggest anything of the sort." "No right!"
Chapter 21 of A Prince of Sinners is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Brooks asked, coldly.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Brooks asked, coldly.”
grow worse
From this reading “THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"”
put in effect
From this reading “THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"”
shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
From this reading “THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"”
plural of “pledge” — a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
From this reading “THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"”
in a petulant manner
From this reading “"Nothing of the sort," Mr. Henslow declared, testily.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
any thing at all
From this reading "You have no right to suggest anything of the sort."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Brooks asked, coldly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Brooks asked, coldly.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Brooks asked, coldly.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Nothing of the sort," Mr. Henslow declared, testily.
grow worse
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
put in effect
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have no right to suggest anything of the sort."
shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
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From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
immediately past
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
not any; not one
From this reading "You have no right to suggest anything of the sort."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing of the sort," Mr. Henslow declared, testily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
plural of “pledge” — a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You have no right to suggest anything of the sort."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Nothing of the sort," Mr. Henslow declared, testily.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "You have no right to suggest anything of the sort."
in a petulant manner
From this reading "Nothing of the sort," Mr. Henslow declared, testily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HECKLING OF HENSLOW "The long and short of it is, then, Mr. Henslow, that you decline to fulfil your pledges given at the last election?"
Chapter 21 of A Prince of Sinners by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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